he joins us from tokyo. sir, give us an idea what are the most immediate needs, what are your priorities at this hour? >> well, at the moment, the search and rescue operations are still going on in a very intensive phase. so that is obviously a priority at the moment. beyond that, also, over the next few days, we're going to see the major priorities are drinking water, food, sanitation, blankets, things like that. and that -- these are really the main issues at the moment. >> you mention the search and rescue operation. is this still search and rescue and, if so, how long do you anticipate it will stay that way before becoming a recovery? >> well, it's at the moment i would characterize as search and rescue and relief running concurrently. because, obviously we have now more than 400,000 people in evacuation centers who need relief supplies, and they also need medical care. so that is a key focus of the japanese red cross providing medical teams which also have trained psycho social nurses on each team. and